GARDENA, CA -- Andamiro USA Corp. has announced that Nick Montano will spearhead the company's marketing functions as director of marketing and support its nationwide sales network. He will report to Andamiro USA sales president Drew Maniscalco, chief operating officer Min Lee and U.S. division president Satinder Bhutani.

Montano comes to Andamiro from Vending Times, where he was managing editor and vice-president of interactive publishing. He managed editorial planning and all facets of print production for two decades, and worked closely with VT president and publisher Alicia Lavay to create advertising and marketing programs for leading brands.

"Nick was highly recommended," Maniscalco said. "He possesses profound industry insight and is well known to many of our distributors. He's the best-in-class marketing and media professional who can help us improve the executive our strategies."

Andamiro USA Corp. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Andamiro Co. Ltd. (Seoul, Republic of Korea), a game manufacturer founded in 1992, and is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. The company designs and produces ticket redemption amusements, prize merchandisers and sports games, along with the Pump It Up dance simulator line.

Andamiro opened its U.S. office in 2000, and has brought dozens of high-earning arcade titles to the North American market. Andamiro games have found favor in a wide variety of entertainment destinations. Among its popular titles are Despicable Me Jelly Lab, SpongeBob Pineapple Arcade, SpongeBob Order Up, Paw Patrol, NFLPA Super Star Football Coins, Baseball Pro and S Cube.